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I think Elmer Keith shot one of every creature on the planet, didn't he?
Shooting Fish, Esp. Gar & Sharks
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I think Elmer Keith shot one of every creature on the planet, didn't he?
Double-O-Dave
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I recall a Reader's Digest article many years ago about a big city detective (New York?) who broke a case about a woman who died from a gun shot wound. Turns out she was killed by a shot from a medium bore (.30 caliber) rifle, and no one could figure out who shot her. The detective was able to figure out that a fisherman shooting at a fish (shark) from his boat missed, and the round skipped off the surface of the water and struck the poor victim. Once his theory narrowed down the search parameters, the other detectives were soon able to find the shooter, who was indeed a fisherman (on a boat) who was shooting at sharks just as the detective had theorized. I quit shooting at stuff in the water (except snakes) after reading that article.
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Dave
Regards,
Dave
A buddy of mine in Kona hooked a big tiger shark that came to the boat green (not tired.)
He proceeded to empty his Glock 22 into it, tied it off, and headed in.
That beast was delicious on the grill, with a little teriyaki seasoning....equal to any swordfish, IMO.
He proceeded to empty his Glock 22 into it, tied it off, and headed in.
That beast was delicious on the grill, with a little teriyaki seasoning....equal to any swordfish, IMO.
mrrick
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Use to shoot sharks with an M1 Garand on the flats near Key West.
In Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea used CO2 tipped spear, (like a hypodermic needle) to kill Black tip reef sharks. You pierce them, CO2 is released, inflates them and they rise to the surface where other sharks would go into a feeding frenzy tearing them apart. We were group called "guerrilla divers".
Here is a Hammerhead I took with speargun off of Ajman, UAE. Spearguns are illegal there, but if you are friends with the local Sheik, no problem. It was his speargun. I make potato guns for these guys. They fire them mortar like over the 20 foot walls of their palace on to the poor peasants in the the open air market, and fire them from the deck of their yachts on to the poor peasants on the beach.
In Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea used CO2 tipped spear, (like a hypodermic needle) to kill Black tip reef sharks. You pierce them, CO2 is released, inflates them and they rise to the surface where other sharks would go into a feeding frenzy tearing them apart. We were group called "guerrilla divers".
Here is a Hammerhead I took with speargun off of Ajman, UAE. Spearguns are illegal there, but if you are friends with the local Sheik, no problem. It was his speargun. I make potato guns for these guys. They fire them mortar like over the 20 foot walls of their palace on to the poor peasants in the the open air market, and fire them from the deck of their yachts on to the poor peasants on the beach.
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Many years ago we used to shoot carp on the Big Horn River in northern Wyoming. They weren't real big, mostly around 5 pounds and seldom bigger than 10. We would walk along the high banks maybe 20-30 feet above the water and could shoot nearly straight down on them.
I used several guns over the years but the best one was a 45/70 Sharps using the old 500 gr. Lyman round nose infantry bullet and a case full of black powder. Penetration was much better than we got with high velocity cartridges and even better than with the hard cast revolver rounds. There wasn't much by way of entertainment up in that country in those days so we just made our fun any way we could!
I used several guns over the years but the best one was a 45/70 Sharps using the old 500 gr. Lyman round nose infantry bullet and a case full of black powder. Penetration was much better than we got with high velocity cartridges and even better than with the hard cast revolver rounds. There wasn't much by way of entertainment up in that country in those days so we just made our fun any way we could!
Old TexMex
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I've posted these before, they're taken from my old scrapbook from the great barrier reef days ('84-'98).
Lasso Tiger sharks by chumming them up on a 1000lb black marlin carcass. Then we shot the sharks with either a .303 or a 12ga slug. Both worked fine, place the shot in line with the dorsal fin, just behind the eyes.
The two hanging here combined weight 1700lbs.
Lasso Tiger sharks by chumming them up on a 1000lb black marlin carcass. Then we shot the sharks with either a .303 or a 12ga slug. Both worked fine, place the shot in line with the dorsal fin, just behind the eyes.
The two hanging here combined weight 1700lbs.
ACP230
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Ernest Hemingway tried to shoot a shark (I think) once.
Shot himself in the leg, or legs, with a .22 pistol, instead.
I also read he had a Thompson in the Bahamas and used to work
sharks over with it.
(Just saying "Thompson" to some novelists these days is likely to get
you charged with "micro-aggression.")
Things have changed, and not for the better IMO.
Shot himself in the leg, or legs, with a .22 pistol, instead.
I also read he had a Thompson in the Bahamas and used to work
sharks over with it.
(Just saying "Thompson" to some novelists these days is likely to get
you charged with "micro-aggression.")
Things have changed, and not for the better IMO.
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